Caparison noun an ornamental covering spread over a horse's saddle or harness. verb (of a horse) be decked out in rich decorative coverings. "his horse was caparisoned with colored ribbons"
POGONIP: (PAH-guh-nip) Paiute/Shoshone word for cloud, referring to a dense winter fog that forms in valleys in Western United States when humidity is 100% and temperature falls below freezing. The ice crystals settle onto all surfaces, covering everything in white ice. We get these several times a year, but just call them freezing fogs. If I've heard pogonip, I'd forgotten it.
Pah is shoshone for water. Several towns in Nevada are named in Shoshone words that reference the presence of water. Pahrump, Tonopah, and Ivanpah are three that I know of. Been to two of them.
I did not know that. Thank you for sharing. There's a river in Wyoming called Popo Agie, pronounced puh-POE-zha. I've heard several meanings, but they all contain the word "water" or "river."
Beleaguered (be legard) Now that’s a spelling bee word! I am not sure I could manage without the crutch of spell check. From “Old in Art School” by Nell painter, “my fascinating, beleaguered city of Newark in my eternally dissed state of New Jersey” Means to be in a very difficult situation and suffering, or a place surrounded by armed forces aiming to capture it or force it to surrender; besieged.
Prognathous adjective (especially of a person) having a projecting lower jaw or chin."her chin was a little prognathous"
I can't wait to flex this in the dark recesses of Reddit / 4chan when the conversation turns to weak jaw lines vs Chads. I'm also accruing a wealth of vocabulary and turns of phrases I can use to write an absurdly satirical description of a beautiful female character.
Nemeton. A sacred space of ancient Celtic religion. They often took the form of natural areas such as sacred groves but could also take the form of standing stones and shrines.
Well that actually makes sense. I will never forgive language for the fact that an apiary is not where one keeps apes, dammit!
Querulous adjective complaining in a petulant or whining manner. "she became querulous and demanding"
Coddiwomple Verb: to travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination. If you can travel without a plan or an itinerary, this English slang word is the perfect way to describe your adventure.
Completely different. A woodcut is a hand-carved negative image, which is then printed onto paper -- usually rice paper. The ink is a thick, sticky, gooey consistency that's applied to the non-incised surfaces of the woodcut block with a rubber roller called a breyer. Once inked, the wood "plate" is then carefully laid onto the paper (or the paper is carefully laid over the plate) and the two are pressed together, transferring the ink from the plate to the paper. https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/woodcut
Dug: noun noun: dug; plural noun: dugs the udder, teat, or nipple of a female animal. ARCHAIC a woman's breast. I think this book (Romeo & Juliet) and its archaic-ass English is gonna teach me a whole lot of new words.
The very same. The language makes it a bit challenging, but some of these passages just steal my breath away. Read about half of it before, now I'm trying to get through the whole thing. Actually picked up my copy in Verona, the city where it's set. Makes it extra fun to read, and really takes me back.
Took me two attempts to get through Tale of Two Cities, and it's considerably more contemporary than Shakespeare. Actually liked it the second time.
Not exactly new, but something I finally got around to learning the proper definition of. Three guesses why it came up today, and the first two don't count: irredentist noun [ C ] POLITICS specialized US /ˌɪr.ɪˈden.tɪst/ UK /ˌɪr.ɪˈden.tɪst/ someone who supports a policy of returning land to a country that it belonged to in the past
